Almaty's 13-y.o. equilibrist wins gold at circus festival Echo of Asia
Kazakhstan's circus artist Anna Demidova has won gold at the VI International Circus Festival Echo of Asia held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Astana hosts international circus festival
An international circus festival called Echo of Asia was held in Astana as part of the celebrations timed to Astana Day.
Militant makes jihad calls in Kazakh language
Site Intel Group has uploaded a with a militant, allegedly Kazakhstan-born, calling for jihad in Syria.
Australia pledges more cash for reef starfish battle
Australia pledged another Aus$5 million (US$4.6 million) to the fight against a predatory starfish devastating the iconic Great Barrier Reef Thursday, revealing 100,000 of the creatures had been wiped out so far.
Weird fossil sheds light on dinosaurs' lost continent
Palaeontologists in Utah on Wednesday said they had found the fossil of a strange horned dinosaur which roamed an island continent known as Laramidia.
Baikonur accident may affect genes
Consequences of the crash of Proton-M rocket carrier with 3 Glonass satellites at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan might manifest themselves as genetic disorders years later.
Vatican envoy apologises to Malaysia over 'Allah' row
The Vatican's first-ever envoy to Malaysia has apologised for supporting the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims after he was summoned by the foreign minister.
Dead pigs dumped at Australian cemetery's Muslim graves
Australian police on Wednesday said they were investigating after the remains of two pigs, including their heads and entrails, were dumped at the Muslim section of a cemetery.
Revealed: Secret of bees' honeycomb
For thousands of years, thinkers have marvelled at the feat of engineering that is the honeycomb.